(a) where there are reports that the Government websites in Hindi are not maintained properly;
(b) if so, the details thereof;
(c) whether English websites are updated regularly whereas no new information is provided on many Hindi links; and
(d) if so, the corrective steps taken to update the Hindi websites ?
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS (SHRI KIREN RIJIJU)
(a) & (b): Yes. According to the information available, websites of 29 Ministries/ Departments have not been fully updated in Hindi. List of these Ministries is enclosed.
(c) to (d): Yes. Some websites are updated simultaneously both in Hindi and English, whereas Hindi contents have not been updated properly on some websites. In the Annual Programme issued by the Department of Official Language, for the usage of Hindi in Central Government Offices, 100% target has been fixed for updating of Hindi websites for all Ministries/Departments. Instructions have been issued from time to time that the Ministries/Departments should ensure that all the materials/documents available in English on their websites and on their subordinate/attached offices and public sector undertakings should be updated in Hindi also. Latest instructions have been issued on 15th July, 2014 to update websites in Hindi. The progress in this regard is also monitored through Quarterly Progress Report received from the Ministries/Departments. National Informatics Centre has also organized training in Unicode to enable persons to work in Hindi on the computers and thereby update their websites.
List of Ministry/Department whose Website is not completely in Hindi (Based on information provided in Quaterly Progress Report of March, 2014)
Sl. No. Name of Ministry Department 1. Ministry of Minority Affairs 2. Department of Ayush 3. Ministry of Housing & Urban Poverty Alleviation 4. Department of Consumer Affairs 5. Department of Fertilizers 6. Department of Pharmaceuticals 7 Ministry of corporate affairs 8. Department of Agriculture and Co-operation 9. Department of Food Processing Industries 10. Department of Tele-communication 11. Ministry of Civil Aviation 12. Ministry of Panchayati Raj 13. Department of Atomic Energy 14. Ministry of Tourism 15. Department of Animal Husbandary & Dairy 16. Ministry of Earth Sciences 17. Ministry of drinking water and sanitation 18. Ministry of shipping 19. Department of Admn. Reform & Public Grievance 20. Election Commission of India 21. Department of land resources 22. Department of chemical and petro-chemical 23. Department of Science & Technology 24. Department of Legal Affairs 25. Ministry of Urban Development 26. Department of Road Transport & Highway 27. Ministry of Statistics & Programme Implementation 28. Ministry of Information & Broadcasting 29. Ministry of Health & Family Welfare